Arts
Regional wrap heads inner-city
St Heliers is celebrating its first Art Festival which started this weekend and will run until the 14th of September. Audio
Iconic TV game show Wheel of Fortune returns for a new spin
UK television game shows like The Chase and Tipping Point still see many New Zealanders gripped to their screens to watch contestants from all walks of life try out their knowledge against chasers and… Audio
Jennifer Ludlum returns to stage as fierce matriarch
Jennifer Ludlum is on stage again and this time, as a ferocious, complicated and dramatic matriarch in Silo's Mother Play. Written by American Pulitzer-winning playwright, Paula Vogel, it first… Audio
Government releases long-awaited creative and culture strategy
The government has released a creative and culture strategy to boost the industry by 2030. Audio
Fast Favorites with Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku
Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku is an art historian, curator and writer who has been a trailblazer in the public representation of culture in Aotearoa New Zealand over seven decades. Audio
Aotearoa Light: A lifetime exploring our backyard
A celebration of the beauty of our backyard, Aotearoa Light is also a reminder that we need to protect it. Audio
Len Lye Centre reflected in music to celebrate 10th anniversary
Australian composer Mia Salsjö has created Score for the Len Lye Centre as a tribute to the Kiwi artist and his legacy. Audio
Len Lye Centre 'sonified' in celebration of 10th anniversay
The concrete and shimmering steel curves of New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre will be reflected in music on Saturday. Robin Martin reports. Audio
K Rd celebrates Fashion Week with FAM Festival event
FAM: Fashion Edition hits K Rd this weekend, Melissa talked with performer and comedian Johanna Cosgrove Audio
The Big Sing Gala Concert 2025
The Big Sing Gala Concert 2025, performed at the Dunedin Town Hall on 28 August 2025. Audio
Screentime: The Thursday Murder Club, Pee Wee as Himself, Devo
Film and television reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at The Thursday Murder Club's (Netflix) translation from page to screen - with some of the biggest names in British film and TV, can it… Audio
NZ Fashion week returns
New Zealand Fashion week is back. New Zealand Fashion Museum and curator Doris De Pont spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Finding beauty in the fakes and forgeries
Every two years, a gallery in Mangaweka holds a competition for who can create the best forgery artworks: practices otherwise frowned upon in the art world. Audio
NZ Fashion Week returns
Auckland is once again playing host to the fashion industry's most influential players as New Zealand Fashion Week returns. Owner Feroz Ali spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
From the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Len Lye Centre:
"Writing about music," an old expression goes, "is like dancing about architecture". An expression used to express the futility of translating music into words. So what about translating architecture… Audio
Mad Men director on coming up in the new golden age of television
If you've watched any of the leading television shows in the past 25 years, it's likely Lesli Linka Glatter had a hand in directing them. Mad Men, Homeland, Twin Peaks, Gilmore Girls and The Walking… Audio
Regional Wrap: The Record Keeper of Geraldine
In South Canterbury, Geraldine is home to a unique vinyl and coffee outlet called The Record Keeper. It's entirely powered by solar power and a bit of a stage for up and coming musicians Next week… Audio
Seduction, debauchery and madness: Mary Shelley's birth of Frankenstein
Following a notorious night of debauchery, English novelist Mary Shelley becomes the mother of horror. Set in Geneva in Switzerland in 1816, ATC's new thriller, Mary: The Birth of Frankenstein… Audio
Favourite music from childhood with Fleabite and Levity Beet's Beetbite
FleaBITE have recently joined up with another popular and prodigious creative talent Takaka's Levity Beet to create the kids music duo BeetBITE. These two artists have between them taken top spots at… Audio
